Film And Movies Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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An Essay on Drug Usage through History (2374 words, 4 pages)

Why do people use drugs? Virtually everyone in every society participates in the drug culture. There is a universal human need to alter ones' consciousness, thus resulting in an overwhelming amount of drug use cross-culturally. The relationship between humans and psychoactive substances is an ongoing one, and dates back to ... Read More

A Paper on Alcohol as a Most Widely Used Drug (3288 words, 6 pages)

Alcohol Alcohol is one of the most widely used drugs in this society. It is accepted as a part of social life. Its use is widely promoted via sponsorship of sporting events. Advertising infers that drinking is the path to happiness, success, romance, etc. There are references to alcohol and ... Read More

An Essay on Prolonged Preservation of the Heart Prior to Transplantation (1943 words, 3 pages)

Prolonged Preservation of the Heart Prior to Transplantation Picture this. A man is involved in a severe car crash in Florida which has left him brain-dead with no hope for any kind of recovery. The majority of his vital organs are still functional and the man has designated that his ... Read More

Knowledge and Prevention of Epidemics (777 words, 1 pages)

Preventing an Epidemic Africa has warm ocean beaches, beautiful sunsets, exotic scenery, exciting new cultures, and oh yeah, two of the most deadly hemmorrhagic viruses known to man. With this overlay it can be hard to realize that this mysterious place can be so deadly. Now that people are moving ... Read More

An Essay on Physician-Assisted Suicide in the United States (2231 words, 4 pages)

Over the past ten to twenty years a big issue has been made over a persons right to commit suicide or not. The American courts have had to deal with everything from assisted suicides to planned suicides, and whether the constitution gives the American people the right to take their ... Read More

Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Its Outcomes on the Society (1581 words, 3 pages)

I entered into the Addictions 466 course with preconceived notions and beliefs pertaining to substance misuse and treatment. As a student eager to learn, combined with a willingness to grasp new concepts and ideas, I feel confident that this course will provide me with the knowledge and answers I am ... Read More

An Overview and Treatment in Parkinson’s Disease (1325 words, 5 pages)

Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease (PD) is a disorder of the central nervous system that affects as many as one million Americans. Because it is not contagious and does not have to be reported by physicians, the incidence of the disease is often underestimated. PD may appear at any age, but ... Read More

Reasons on Pursuing a Career in the Medical Profession (683 words, 1 pages)

Ever since I was young, I have always wanted to pursue a career in the medical profession. My short-range professional objectives include acquiring a medically related job while continuing my college education. I hope to complete the MBAMHA dual degree program in 2-3 years, after which I hope to obtain ... Read More

The Methods Utilized in Oriental Medicine in the United States (409 words, 1 pages)

Recently in America a new type of health care has been gaining popularity. This is the practice of Oriental Medicine (OM). OM was most influenced by the Taoists. These were a group of people living in Asia since 200 BCE. They separated themselves from society and moved to the mountains. ... Read More

The Connection between Nutrition and Cancer Development (2216 words, 3 pages)

We are indeed much more than we eat, but what we eat nevertheless helps us to be much more than we are. A century ago our ancestors feared infectious and communicable diseases such as smallpox -- diseases that claimed many childrens lives and limited the average life expectancy of adults. ... Read More

The Phenomenon of Near Death Experience (NDE) (1783 words, 3 pages)

There are many phenomena present in todays world concerning both life and death. An extraordinary incorporation of these prominent values is a Near Death Experience (NDE). Near Death Experiences empower and affect the psyche of many, changing their lives forever and altering their perception of death. Many questions arise from ... Read More

Drug Use in Women Increased by 40% in the Year 2002 (561 words, 1 pages)

I came across disturbing article of methamphetamine use among women, some even middle age. One would think a woman in her middle age with children would understand better than to abuse drugs. A tireless single mother of three, a skinny middle-aged mother of two. A growing number of super women ... Read More

An Analysis of Meningitis among College Students (697 words, 3 pages)

Meningitis Outbreaks Among College Students Imagine waking up one morning with flu-like symptoms, only to find out that you have contracted a potentially fatal disease from someone in a class or in your dorm. Meningococcal meningitis is a rare but serious infection that occasionally infects college students and others living ... Read More

Pharmaceutical Therapy Increased the Rate of Recovery among Americans (1152 words, 4 pages)

Currently, there is legislation to give free medication benefits to those who receive Medicare. Ester Tess Canja, AARPs president-elect, testified before the Senate Finance Committee that pharmaceutical therapies have become increasingly important in the treatment of virtually every major illness (AARP Speaks to Congress). I believe this would be good ... Read More

An Argument against Mandatory HIV Testing (1989 words, 3 pages)

AIDS has become a worldwide epidemic that has struck every identifiable group. However, persons who are considered to be in a high-risk group of contracting HIV, the disease believed to cause AIDS, are still stigmatized by the media and other professionals as being diseased and abnormal. It is quite surprising ... Read More

A Personal Opinion on the Medical Drama ER (714 words, 1 pages)

Most people in America have at least one program they can't live without. Most kids will rush out of school to see cartoons like Batman or Gargoyles. Most homemakers set the ironing-board in front of daytime talk shows like Sally Jesse Raphael or Oprah. My Grandmother will hold all call ... Read More

An Essay on the Symptoms and the Treatment of Lupus (1226 words, 3 pages)

Lupus, is a chronic, autoimmune disease, which causes inflammation of various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, and kidneys. The body's immune system normally makes proteins called antibodies to protect the body against viruses, bacteria and other foreign materials. These foreign materials are called antigens. In an autoimmune ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of Legalizing Active Euthanasia (1659 words, 5 pages)

The term Euthanasia has become well known throughout the United States. Euthanasia is derived from the Greek words eu and thantos, these words come together to form the phrase easy death. Today, euthanasia is referred to by many names such as mercy killing, and assisted suicide. There is much controversy ... Read More

The Characteristics, Symptoms and Treatment of Leukemia (2301 words, 4 pages)

Each year, nearly 27,000 adults and more than 2,000 children in the United States learn that they have a disease called leukemia. Leukemia is a type of cancer. Cancer is a group of more than 100 diseases that have two important characteristics in common. One of those is that certain ... Read More

An Argument against Active Euthanasia (819 words, 1 pages)

KILLING OR SAVING? Euthanasia involves the act of killing for reasons of mercy to the terminally ill and hopelessly injured. It also means causing someone to die instead of allowing him or her to die naturally. Two kinds of euthanasia exist active euthanasia, in which a persons actions speed up ... Read More

The Symptoms and Prevention of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (689 words, 4 pages)

Tyler McKinna Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Alternative Names Juvenile chronic polyarthritis JRA Still disease Definition A chronic, inflammatory disease that may cause joint or connective tissue damage. The onset occurs before Age 16. Causes, incidence, and risk factors JRA is thought to belong to the collagen classes of disease (those diseases ... Read More

Possible Health Problems That Can Be Caused by Cosmetic Surgery (996 words, 2 pages)

Is Cosmetic Surgery Really Safe? Why is it that in America we feel the need to meet certain standards? Even while watching t.v. we are forced to view countless commercials about weight loss drugs, diets, and various exercise programs. Not only are we told that being a certain size is ... Read More

The Symptoms and Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (665 words, 1 pages)

Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseCrohn's Disease Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a group of chronic disorders that cause inflammation or ulceration in the small and large intestines. Most often IBD is classified as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's Disease but may be referred to as colitis, enteritis, ileitis, and proctitis. Ulcerative colitis causes ... Read More

The Irony of Being a Hypochondriac (969 words, 2 pages)

Hypochondriasis is a mental illness wherein an individual is preoccupied with the fear of having or the idea of having a serious disease. It involves the misunderstanding of bodily symptoms. The sensations of most hypochondriacs are intense and disturbing, leading to incorrectly connecting the symptoms to a serious disease. It ... Read More

The Role of Society in Shaping Our View on Weight Loss (1958 words, 3 pages)

Weight lose in society has created an obsession for many people. In this essay I will show how society is ultimately to blame for this process of obsession and how it has created exercise mania that leaves some people desperate to create the "perfect" body. This is ultimately another form ... Read More

The Symptoms, Treatment and Prognosis of Heart Valve Disease (519 words, 1 pages)

Heart valves can have two main things wrong with them. Regurgitation is when the valve does not close completely. This causes the blood to flow backward instead of forward through the valve. Another major problem is stenosis, when the valve opening becomes narrowed or does not form properly, inhibiting the ... Read More

Moral Implications of Genetic Engineering/Genetic Therapy (585 words, 1 pages)

Genetic engineering is one of the great moral dilemmas of our time. More particularly Genetic engineering, but as the scientists like to call it "Genetic Therapy". Genetic therapy can be used to repair genes, treat cancer, germ-line therapy, therapeutic cloning and sport enhancements. GE in the form of 'gene therapy' ... Read More

Personal Recount on Usage of Gibb’s Reflective Model in Treating a Patient (2545 words, 5 pages)

Introduction For this essay I have chosen to write about a situation that happened to me while I was working as an nursing auxiliary in an orthopaedic ward, I learned that a patient had been involved in a car accident, where she was the driver and her boyfriend had been ... Read More

Dr. Fiona Wood, Australian of the Year in 2005 (257 words, 1 pages)

On the 12th of October 2002 two bombs exploded in Paddy's Bar in the town of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali, killing over 200 people and injuring 209. Eighty-eight of those killed and many of the injured were Australians. Others hurt and dead were from Indonesia, Japan, New ... Read More

Nursing as a Combination of Science and Art (958 words, 2 pages)

The ultimate goal of the nurse is to maintain, and restore the health of the patient. Nursing is considered both a "science" and an "art". The application of nursing knowledge and the technical aspects of the practice is considered the "science". The establishment of a caring relationship through the application ... Read More

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